Forgive me, Lord, I'm a day late in celebrating the birthday of Cordwainer Smith (1913-1966), a great sci-fi writer born in Milwaukee.

But it's never too late to introduce yourself to Smith's dynamic prose and wild imagination. In honor of his birthday, QuasarDragon posted a page with links to free text and audio versions of some of Smith's stories. | July 12, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Two years later, after opening two new locations and making a major online push, the business is thriving, leaving Pajot optimistic about local independent book selling. | April 1, 2014»Read Full Article(6)

Doris Chortek found the world of theater at Shorewood High School, and it stayed with her throughout her life. She helped found the old Fred Miller Theatre — precursor to the Milwaukee Rep — and worked in the early days of television.

But for Chortek, the real action was behind the scenes. Production and lighting — those were her real loves in the theater. | April 1, 2014»Read Full Article

If you see Hank at Miller Park for the Brewers' first evening home game of the season, please, don't pull any April Fool's pranks on the pup. Journal Sentinel photo by Mark Hoffman.| April 1, 2014»Read Full Blog Post